J-Hud Tries to Diva Out of Awards Show

Jennifer Hudson's ego seems to be super-sizing itself along with her fame: She just tried to back out of a big awards show until music-biz legend Clive Davis told her, in effect, "And I'm telling you – you are going."

The Oscar-winning former "American Idol" contestant, according to Page Six, called the day before the Soul Train Awards show in Los Angeles and told them "she couldn't make it," says a source. But "Soul Train" impresario Don Cornelius wasn't having any of her swanny behavior and called Davis, who told Hudson, "Get your ass out to L.A." She obliged.

It's just the latest too-big-for-her-Manolo-Blahniks moment for Hudson, who recently told Simon Cowell and "Idol" that their show was "a stepping stone," which elicted a sharp reaction from Cowell. And she also dissed Burger King, where she worked as a teen, prompting them to offer her free Whoppers for life, as TMZ reported yesterday.

The nuclear conflict between Tori and Candy Spelling could be headed for détente now that Tori is about to give birth to Candy's grandchild. According to People, Candy says that the she and her daughter "have been in touch with each other" and are "working things out." Randy Spelling, Tori's brother, says that the arrival of Tori's kid "puts things into perspective."

Just yesterday, Tori told the "Today" show that she wanted to try to patch things up, but wasn't willing to go as far as Candy did and say that things were going to be A-OK. The mother and daughter have been publicly at each other's throats ever since the death of Aaron Spelling last summer.

Angelina Jolie says that she and Brad Pitt were only going to spend a month in New Orleans, but that they're much more at ease in the Big Easy than they expected, and that they're going to stay. She tells Newsweek that she likes the other parents at her kids' school, calling them very "diverse" – unlike, presumably, a bunch of Hollywood crazies. And, of course, Brangelina being Brangelina, Brad is working on "rebuilding" the city while Angie is helping out the school system.

Meanwhile, the 3 ½-year old Vietnamese son that Angelina is about to adopt will be ready for retrieval in just a few weeks. A local official says the kid's in good health, "a little bit shy," and that he loves to play soccer.